Pictures PICT Error
PICT was an Apple Macintosh picture format that did not survive due to complexity.
The Database used for BigBusiness recognizes a huge number or picture formats, so you can drag in JPEG or PNG or TIFF, but not PICT. And old PICTs look like this...
If you see this icon it means your picture is PICT format and cannot be displayed. Unfortunately this means the picture needs to be recreated to be in a useable format.
Super-Click Prefs
Super-Click lets you right-click on a row in a search to use the Show menu for the row.
Shopify Order Code
Order Code lets you add a prefix like "S-" to order numbers imported from Shopify.
This helps avoid duplicating existing order numbers, which BigBusiness can check for, and lets you sort new orders from Shopify separately from other orders you enter.
UX Trial
UX Trial lets you try custom settings that help large companies foster independence.
With more users there is a wider range of need ranging from safe to living on the edge. By adding controls, and adding exceptions, you meet needs of newby and power user.
Default Printer
Default Printer is a custom setting to override printing and extend automatic settings.
It's nice when Print Options are preset and you can just OK to print. As you grow, you may need more options for your different Customers, Stores, Units, Images, etc.
Default Printer helps bring a sprawl of forms into control without editing variations.
Chapter 63 User Experience
User Experience adds tools to extend protection and flout convention at the same time.
UX Controls let you choose settings that protect data while empowering power users.
Archive Note
Archive will send a Note to let you know about events with live-archived server data.
The Note pictured says, "no such table" indicating the requested data is not available.
UX Controls
UX Controls let you change User Experience options to help align usage and accuracy.
As you grow you want to add safety for newer users without impeding longtime users and you want to add power options for power users without imperiling data integrity.
API Keys
API Keys allow one program to use another. They are Passwords, but not for people.
Sometimes called Tokens, Secrets, or App Passwords, your API Keys are kept safely, then used safely to perform lookups or access the services your company needs daily.
For example, BigBusiness can look up sales tax, send an email, or get new orders using its plugins along with API Keys that you have saved in company settings for this use.
System Notifications
System Notifications let you choose someone to receive any Notes with system alerts.
On Client, system alerts appear on-screen. For Server, system alerts are sent in Notes.
Services have a Send-Notifications-To. System Notifications is a catch-all for the rest.
System Services
System Services automate tasks, minimize mistakes, and send notes if things run amok.
Archive Update
Archive Update merges Live Archive, Offload, and Refresh features into Archive.
Use Archive controls to enable live archiving of Pictures to allow unlimited growth.
Archived Pictures
Archived Pictures are a separate database file to store files and allow unlimited growth.
Chapter 62 Retired
Retired features are hidden or removed. Often they are replaced by newer better ways.
For example, new, fast reports are replacing existing reports that are slow and limited. In accounting, though, consistency is desirable and the old report is kept, just in case.
If you like an old feature, turning on Unlock Retired in your Employee card Access tab may restore the missing feature for you. Otherwise, ask support@bigbusiness.com.
Retired Keep Printouts
Keep Printouts was a customization that was not completed and has been canceled.
Archive Originals
Archive Originals keeps uploaded Documents or Pictures in archive storage for you.
If you drag a full quality picture into the Thumb Image on an Item card, BigBusiness creates a high-quality thumbnail for display and printing and puts the original in Docs.
Archive keeps the original in live, secondary storage, bringing it back when you need.
Archive Refresh
Refresh lets you archive large files or pictures and reload them automatically as needed.
Choosing Archive to store your Docs and Pictures gives you infinite capacity to grow. Refresh automatically brings them back when you need without any delay whatsoever.
BizApp Plugin
BizApp Plugin is updated for new versions of BigBusiness and backwards compatible with earlier versions of BizApp for iPhone and iPad running on new devices and iOS.
BizApp 11
BizApp 11 is updated to load Bundles when used for onsite invoicing. Bundles are non-inventoried items that are sold and have their Components automatically added.
Archive Controls
Archive Controls let you choose settings for offloading your Documents and Pictures.
Chapter 442 Archive
Archive lets you clean up Documents and Pictures, putting them in secondary storage.
Multilevel Build
Multilevel Build is a custom function to automate multilevel builds to ensure accuracy.
Subassemblies help simplify your builds by creating built components you can add in. Mass producing subassemblies lets you use Auto-Build when invoicing special builds.
When subassemblies are not pre-built you need to enter Builds for subassemblies, then special builds that use subassemblies. Multilevel Build does this for you in one Build.
Archive Pictures
Archive Pictures helps you keep all your Pictures added in the Upload tool accessible.
If you are tempted to delete or replace pictures, Archive lets you keep all the originals. Turn on Archive to automatically keep all originals, then make changes for daily usage.
Fast Images creates optimized versions of Pictures and Archive lets you keep originals. Turn on Archive Pictures in the Archive tool on Controls toolbar to automate achiving.